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Odysseus and Calypso
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Odysseus and Calypso

Theodoor van Thulden · 1632 - 1633 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Odysseus manages to save himself from the sea monster Charybdis by clinging to a fig tree, visible in the left background. In the foreground, Odysseus is received by Calypso. Mercury descends from Olympus to ask Calypso to let Odysseus go. In the foreground, Odysseus builds a raft.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printUlysses builds a raft
Credit lineOdysseus en Calypso. 1632 - 1633. Theodoor van Thulden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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